Every town writes its own rules, and Ayer's live in its municipal code — 52 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-11)
- Ch 5 — Administration (§ 5-1)
- Ch 7 — Affordable Housing Trust (§ 7-1 – § 7-18)
- Ch 10 — Boards, Councils and Committees (§ 10-1 – § 10-9)
- Ch 20 — Finances (§ 20-1 – § 20-13)
- Ch 50 — Legal Affairs (§ 50-1 – § 50-4)
- Ch 60 — Officers and Employees (§ 60-1)
- Ch 70 — Property Conveyances (§ 70-1 – § 70-2)
- Ch 75 — Records and Reports (§ 75-1 – § 75-3)
- Ch 85 — Town Meetings (§ 85-1 – § 85-6)
- Ch 100 — Alarm Systems (§ 100-1 – § 100-15)
- Ch 105 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 105-1 – § 105-3)
- Ch 115 — Boats and Boating (§ 115-1 – § 115-2)
- Ch 120 — Building Construction (§ 120-1 – § 120-9)
- Ch 130 — Dogs (§ 130-1 – § 130-6)
- Ch 140 — Earth Removal (§ 140-1 – § 140-4)
- Ch 175 — Junk Dealers and Collectors (§ 175-1 – § 175-4)
- Ch 185 — Licenses and Permits (§ 185-1 – § 185-12)
- Ch 190 — Littering (§ 190-1 – § 190-2)
- Ch 210 — Noise (§ 210-1 – § 210-10)
- Ch 215 — Nuisances (§ 215-1 – § 215-3)
- Ch 220 — Peace and Good Order (§ 220-1 – § 220-8)
- Ch 240 — Storage Tanks (§ 240-1 – § 240-3)
- Ch 245 — Stormwater Management (§ 245-1 – § 245-21)
- Ch 250 — Street Openings and Driveway Access (§ 250-1 – § 250-10)
- Ch 260 — Trailers (§ 260-1 – § 260-3)
- Ch 265 — Transient Merchants (§ 265-1 – § 265-11)
- Ch 275 — Vehicles for Hire (§ 275-1 – § 275-9)
- Ch 280 — Vehicles (§ 280-1 – § 280-19)
- Ch 295 — Water and Sewers (§ 295-1 – § 295-2)
- Ch 300 — Wetlands Protection (§ 300-1 – § 300-15)
- Ch 320 — Zoning (§ 320-1.1 – § 320-10.5)
- Ch 350 — Animals and Fowl, Keeping of (§ 350-1 – § 350-13)
- Ch 355 — Aquifer Protection District (§ 355-1 – § 355-13)
- Ch 360 — Body Art Establishments (§ 360-1 – § 360-15)
- Ch 370 — Floor Drains (§ 370-1 – § 370-8)
- Ch 380 — Hotel and Motel Regulations (§ 380-1 – § 380-15)
- Ch 400 — Pine Meadows Conservation Land (§ 400-1 – § 400-18)
- Ch 430 — Sewage Disposal (§ 430-1 – § 430-13)
- Ch 435 — Sewer Use (§ 435-1.1 – § 435-17.1)
- Ch 436 — Stormwater Regulations (§ 436-1 – § 436-10)
- Ch 438 — Street and Driveway Openings (§ 438-1 – § 438-13)
- Ch 440 — Subdivision Regulations (§ 440-1 – § 440-54)
- Ch 445 — Tobacco Products (§ 445-1 – § 445-30)
- Ch 450 — Traffic (§ 450-1 – § 450-46)
- Ch 455 — Trash Haulers (§ 455-1 – § 455-11)
- Ch 470 — Water (§ 470-1 – § 470-15)
- Ch 475 — Wells (§ 475-1 – § 475-19)
- Ch 480 — Wetlands (§ 480-1 – § 480-13)
- Ch A510 — General Law Acceptances (§ A510-1)
- Ch DT — Derivation Table (§ DT-1)
- Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)